March 25 Wednesday – Isabel Lyon’s journal: Bermuda: Mr. and Mrs. Freeman took me for tea at the Women’s Exchange. We sat up on the latticed balcony and watched the darkeys in afternoon toilets, and the other folks go by and then we drove out to Spanish Point and around by the North Shore and to visit some charming rentable vacant houses, and that started me to telling the Freemans about Redding and Lyonesse and they want to go there too.

Someone—Dr. Gallanded—has written to say that the King’s name has been suggested for the Nobel Prize [MTP: IVL TS 37-38].

Frances Nunnally wrote to Sam.

Dear Mr. Clemens,—

      I am sure I have not changed so much that you would not know me in a strange place, and I really do not think I have changed at all, unless I have gained some flesh.

      I am deeply honored to be a member of the “Aquarium,” which from the number of members I see is a very select club.

      We have not had anymore excitement of any kind since the fire, and we have once more gotten back into our school house. Everything is in running order now just like it always was. We only have three weeks now before our Easter holidays begin, and I can hardly wait until that time. I think Mother is coming up to take me to New York, but I shall certainly see you while I am there. If we go to Europe this summer as we hope to do, we will have to make our preparations and do all our shopping at Easter, as we shall probably sail as soon as school is out in June. I am making all these plans in my mind, but I am not sure that we are going abroad at all. Any how I shall be in New York in about three weeks and I surely hope to see you there.

      Hoping you are still having a fine time in Bermuda, I am / With love, / Francesca [MTP; MTAq 123-4].

C.F. Stromeyer, Furniture & Upolstery, NYC, wrote acknowledging Clemens’ letter and informing that they had shipped the Mantel to Harry Lounsbury and William Robertson Coe [MTP].